US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has backtracked on comments suggesting troop reduction in Afghanistan before 2020 US election, saying “there is no deadline” for the end of the... Read more

Australia’s Defence Department on Thursday announced upcoming troop deployment to Afghanistan. Read more

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Thursday expressed opposition to holding presidential election before reaching a peace deal with the Taliban. Read more

Afghan parliament on Wednesday rejected mid-term budget proposal, citing imbalance, allocation to newly-established institutions and lack of financial resources to fund the upcoming presiden... Read more

Afghan government said on Wednesday it had formed a 15-member delegation for negotiations with the Taliban. Read more